Derby Telegraph readers have said the problem of street drinking in the city is getting worse. It comes as we continue to examine the problem after talking to the police, council and civic leaders about their thoughts on it.
More than 100 people have spoken out after we ran our special report looking into the issue of street drinkers blighting our streets.
They were especially angered by comments made by Derby City Councillor Asaf Afzal. He said the problem was no worse than other cities and thought the problem had not "significantly increased". Read what he said here.
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